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President's Secretariat
President Kovind in Tajikistan; addresses Indian Community; says our diaspora is key partner in India’s International outreach
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, landed in Tajikistan this afternoon  on a three day visit to the country. Later in the evening, he addressed members of Indian community at a reception hosted by Mr Somnath Ghosh, Ambassador of India to Tajikistan, in Dushanbe.
Addressing the gathering, the President said that a major change has been made in the Indian Government’s mechanism to connect with the overseas Indian community. Emotional, cultural, economic and institutional relations between India and its diaspora have become stronger in the past few years. Missions have been instructed to promptly respond to diaspora members in need of assistance.
Addressing the “Friends of India in Tajikistan”, the President assured them that India will continue to give its cooperation to Tajikistan in capacity building and development. He appreciated the work of Tajikistan’s Indologists. He recalled that the Padma Shri had been conferred on the famous Indologist, Prof. Habibullo Rajabov this year for his contribution in education and literature.
Text of President's Address
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves  acquisition of majority shareholding in Optimus Drugs Private Limited  by Sekhmet Pharmaventures Private Limited ; and  ODPL’s acquisition of shareholding in Optimus Pharma Private Limited  and Optimus Life Science Private Limited 
The Competition Commission of India  approves  acquisition of majority shareholding in Optimus Drugs Private Limited  by Sekhmet Pharmaventures Private Limited ; and  ODPL’s acquisition of shareholding in Optimus Pharma Private Limited  and Optimus Life Science Private Limited  under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002.
Sekhmet is a private company engaged in providing management services to its subsidiary, Anjan Drugs Private Limited . Anjan is engaged in the manufacture and sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients  and pharmaceutical intermediates in India and abroad. Sekhmet ultimately belongs to the PAG group, a group that is a leading alternative investment firm focused on APAC, with a combination of three core strategies – Credit & Markets, Private Equity and Real Assets.
Targets
ODPL is engaged in the manufacture and sale of APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates in India.
OPPL is engaged in the manufacture and sale of finished dosage formulations , as well as providing contract development and manufacturing  services for FDFs in India.
OLSPL is engaged in the marketing of FDFs for its group companies in India.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Finance
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs laid foundation stone today for office building of Income Tax Department
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs laid foundation stone on 5th September, 2021 for office building of Income Tax Department at plot No. 4, 5 and 6, Infantry Road, Bengaluru. Hon’ble Minister has also unveiled the foundation stone plaque at the site. Shri P. C. Mohan, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Bangalore Central constituency, has also graced the occasion. The foundation stone laying ceremony has also been attended by Shri Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Revenue, Government of India, Shri J. B. Mohapatra, Chairman, CBDT and Shri M. Ajit Kumar, Chairman, CBIC. The upcoming office building of the Income Tax Department has G+18 floors and one basement parking.
The building is oriented to harness maximum natural lighting and is GRIHA rating IV compliant. The building has provision for solar panels for power generation and designed with Rain water harvesting system. Recycled water will be used for gardening and dual plumbing system. Central Air Cleaning system equipped with magnetic filter and UV-Ray Sterilization. The building will be constructed by Bangalore Project Circle, CPWD.
This state of the art building consists of exclusive public relations office to address public grievances on priority and waiting lounge for tax payers. It also houses Aaykar Seva Kendra for providing hassle free taxpayer services. This centrally located office building is taxpayer friendly. Design and space allocation of the building provides congenial working environment for officers and staff of Income Tax Department.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES ON COVID-19
Nearly 1.6 lakh more recovered cases than the active ones
Recovery rate is 60.81%
More than 95 lakh samples tested
The number of the recovered COVID-19 cases continues to increase steadily.
As a result of the coordinated action taken by Government of India along with States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19, there are 1,58,793 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases, as on date. As a result of this, the recovery rate has further increased to 60.81%.
During the last 24 hours, a total of 14,335 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 3,94,226.
Presently, there are 2,35,433 active cases and all are under medical supervision.
The efforts to expand the testing labs network in the country have led to their numbers increasing very day. There are as many as 1087 labs in the country, including 780 labs in the government sector and 307 private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 584 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 412 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 91 
Several people-centered measures taken as part of the “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing. Facilitation of widespread testing by States/UTs has spurred the number of samples tested every day. During the last 24 hours 2,42,383 samples have been tested, pushing the cumulative number of tests to 95,40,132.
The Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 has been updated by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
The updated version can be seen at :
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/UpdatedClinicalManagementProtocolforCOVID19dated03072020.pdf
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 .
List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Education
Dr Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Deptt. of Geology & Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur Selected for ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar’ Prize
Kolkata, September 26, 2020
It is a moment of pride for IIT Kharagpur with two back-to-back honours for the Institute's faculty members and alumnus.
Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor at the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics and the School of Environmental Science and Engineering has been selected for the prestigious award ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar  Prize’ for the year 2020 in Earth Atmosphere Ocean and Planetary Sciences.
It is a rare distinction conferred upon scientists who have demonstrated exceptional potential in science and technology. The award will be presented in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, who holds the chair of the President of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research.
Dr. Mukherjee's work in the area of groundwater exploration for suitable and sustainable drinking water sources has been widely acknowledged, nationally and internationally. Recently, his research group developed an AI prediction model for detecting Arsenic in groundwater in the Gangetic delta. The work finds mention in communications by the Jal Jeevan Mission. His research areas include Arsenic and other contaminants fate and transport: global-scale to laboratory-scale; Interaction of groundwater with sea and river water; Groundwater recharge and estimation; Groundwater evolution  of large sedimentary basins; Groundwater exploration, management and remediation; Urban Geosciences. Adding to the celebrations is the star alumnus of IIT Kharagpur Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet. This '93 batch Silver Medalist  has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2020 by the Time magazine.
He used his natural gifts and strong work ethic to rise through the ranks of Google  by leading many of their most successful products, such as Drive, Gmail and Maps, cites Time magazine.
Mr James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase writes about Pichai, "The challenges Sundar faces in his role are among the most important of our time—issues of innovation, privacy, regulation and competition. But his analytical, humble and inclusive leadership will position Google to meet the moment. These are traits the world could use a lot more of in these times."
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Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Railways launches ‘Swachhata Pakhwada-2023’
Swachhata Pakhwada is being observed from 16th Sept. to 2nd Oct. 2023
Swachhata Pakhwada – 2022 awards given to best performing three Zonal Railways
Ministry of Railways has launched Swachhata Pakhwada 2023 today. Swachhata Pakhwada – 2023 was inaugurated by Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha, Chairperson & CEO, Railway Board on 15th September, 2023 by administrating Swachhata Pledge in Rail Bhawan. Swachhata pledge was administered to entire Railway family which includes employees of Railways along with senior officials of Railway Zones and Divisions connected via video conferencing.
Swachhata Pledge taken by entire Railway family focused on one’s commitment towards cleanliness, devoting hundred hours per year for cleanliness and propagating the message of Swachh Bharat Mission.
Ministry of Railways is observing Swachhata Pakhwada from 16th September 2023 to 30th September 2023. Ministry of Railways has extended it suo-moto up to 02nd October and has decided to culminate it with Mahatama Gandhi’s Jayanti.
This year, joint campaign of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Jal Shakti namely ‘Swachhata hi Sewa’  Campaign  is also being celebrated. Activities of SHS have been integrated with Indian Railways’ Swachhata Pakhwada programme.
For Swachhata Pakhwada – 2023, dedicated days have been assigned for activities during pakhwada like Swachh Railgadi, Swachh Station, Swachh Aahar, Swachh Tracks etc. Extensive awareness campaign are also planned to be carried out through digital media/public announcement via PA systems to educate people about the use of bio-toilets, avoiding single use plastic and observing cleanliness habits.
In order to ensure greater participation & more effective outcome of the fortnight, Swachhata Pakhwada Awards have been provided to each ministry by Ministry of Jal Shakti  for awarding to field functionaries/ attached offices/ subordinate organizations for exemplary performance during pakhwada period. Previous year Swachhata Pakhwada – 2022 awards have been given to following zonal railways:
- 1st Position: South Western Railway;
- 2nd Position: Western Railway;
- 3rd Position: North Eastern Railway.
Indian Railways is an environment friendly means of bulk transportation and it has always been in the forefront of promoting clean and green environment. It has taken several initiatives for providing clean environment in and around Railway stations and trains such as Bio toilets on coaches leading to clean tracks, segregation of bio degradable/non bio degradable waste, solid waste management, discourage use of single use plastic etc.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President urges youth to imbibe the spirit of service and devote some time to serve the poor and needy
‘Share and Care’ is a core value of Indian civilisation: Vice President
Vice President inaugurates Devireddy Sarada Charitable Trust
(The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the youth to imbibe the spirit of service and regularly devote some time to helping the needy and underprivileged sections in society.
Inaugurating the Devireddy Sarada Charitable Trust in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, Shri Naidu underlined that ‘service’ is an integral part of Indian culture and reiterated that India’s civilisational value is that of ‘Share and Care’. He said one gets immense satisfaction in helping others. He said that youth in particular should take up the cause of serving the poor and help them take advantage of government sponsored schemes and programs.
Shri Naidu urged charitable organisations to also focus on skill development of youth and women and empowering them. He called upon philanthropists and large institutions to use resources at their disposal to earnestly take up service-oriented programs in rural India.
Shri Naidu visited the school facilities, healthcare centre, and skill development centre of the Trust and was briefed on various service activities. He complimented Shri Devireddy Sudhakar Reddy and his family members for setting up the Trust and conveyed his best wishes for their future endeavours.
Minister For Agriculture & Cooperation, Marketing, Food Processing, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Rajya Sabha MP, Shri Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, Lok Sabha MP, Shri Adala Prabhakar Reddy, Andhra Pradesh MLA, Shri Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy, Founder chairman of the Trust, Shri Devireddy Sudhakar Reddy, other trustees and dignitaries participated in the event.
Ministry of Coal
Minister Shri Pralhad Joshi Urges Coal Sector to Further Promote Gender Equality & Women Empowerment
Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi has urged to keep promoting gender equality in all organizations under the Ministry of Coal. On International Women’s Day- 2022, in a tweet, the Minister said that it is the responsibility of Coal India Ltd , as one of India’s top corporate women employers, to empower and motivate women workforce.
CIL, a Maharatna Public Sector Undertaking of the Ministry of Coal, has around 20,000 women in its workforce, including its mines. Gender Equality at CIL provides them equal opportunities in their career.
Prime Minister's Office
PM’s message on Earth Day
PM’s message on Earth Day
(Following is the text of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s message on Earth Day:
“Earth Day is a day of gratitude to Mother Earth and a day to reiterate our firm resolve to keep our planet clean and green.
It is our duty to live in harmony with the plants, animals and birds we share the Earth with. We owe this to our future generations.
I hope this year’s theme of 'Environmental and Climate Literacy’ helps create awareness on protecting nature and natural resources.”
Ministry of Defence
AWARD CEREMONY HELD AT NAVY CHILDREN SCHOOL, DELHI
Academic achievers of classes X and XII were felicitated at the Award Ceremony held at Navy Children School, Delhi on 21 July 2023. Mrs Zarine Singh, Vice President, Navy Welfare and Wellness Association  graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The ceremony was also attended by Mrs Oshima Mathur, Principal, Commodore Satish Shenai, Commanding Officer, INS India, Commodore Edwin Jothi Rajan, Cmde -II, PTA committee members, students and parents.
During the Award Ceremony, academic achievers of classes X and XII were presented with awards instituted by PTA, Navy Education Society , INS India and NWWA. The PTA awards were presented by Cdr Sajid Khan, Vice Chairperson and Cdr Sahaya John, Honorary Joint Secretary. NES awards were handed over by Commodore -II, and INS India awards were given away by the Commanding Officer. The Chief Guest presented NWWA awards to the achievers.
Navy Children School Delhi has always been committed to fostering an environment that promotes character-building and enriches excellence, aimed at holistic development of children. The Award Ceremony served as an important occasion to acknowledge the students' relentless pursuit of knowledge, setting a shining example for their peers.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest congratulated the award winners and urged them to continue the efforts to equip themselves with necessary skills to face life’s challenges. She also called upon the students to express gratitude to teachers, parents and mentors who guided them in their path to success. The Principal, in her address, expressed heartfelt appreciation to the students and thanked the parents for their steadfast support, recognizing their pivotal role in the achievement of children.
The Chief Guest and other dignitaries interacted with the award winning students after the ceremony.
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Ministry of Defence
INDO-BANGLADESH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
Kolkata, 30 January 2019.
In an effort to foster cordial bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh, an outbound and inbound ‘Students Exchange Programme’ was organized between the two countries in the month of Jan 2019, wherein a delegation of 04 teachers and 12 students of each country took part. The outbound programme was scheduled from 05-10 January while the inbound programme was scheduled from 24-29 January.
The delegations of both the countries as part of the tour visited various schools and places of interest and presented various cultural programmes and exchanged mementos. The Indian delegation had the opportunity of visiting the Bangladesh Parliament, National Memorial and the National Museum. The Bangladeshi students were special guests at the Republic Day Parade held in Kolkata. They had the unique opportunity of meeting and interacting with the famous author Ruskin Bond and each member was gifted a book autographed by the author. They also visited historical places in and around the city of Kolkata including Victoria Memorial, Eastern Command Museum, Indian Museum and Mother’s Wax Museum.
The exchange programme provided the students with an opportunity to witness, study and experience the rich history and culture of both the countries as well as making new friends and enriching their personal development, thereby, broadening their social horizons.
Ministry of Culture
Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel reviews the progress of ongoing conservation work & development of public amenities at the Red Fort
Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism , Shri Prahlad Singh Patel visited the Red fort to review ongoing conservation work & development of public amenities at the Monument in Delhi today. He was accompanied by officers of Archaeological Survey of India and Ministry of Tourism.
The Minister inspected the new booking counter near T5 parking at Delhi Gate, newly conserved Chhatta Bazaar, well area of Lahori Gate, ramparts, newly built museums and also took stock of the sanitation facilities like drinking water and public convenience at various locations in Red Fort.
During the inspection, the minister suggested to start battery operated cars inside the Red Fort for the convenience of elderly people, women and children.
Shri Prahlad Singh Patel added that it’s our responsibility to provide good public facilities at Red Fort. We are ensuring that world class amenities are provided at the Monument, the Minister explained. However, it is important that general public is sensitised to be responsible towards their culture and maintain the beauty of their heritage monuments, he added.
The Minister showed his satisfaction towards the cleanliness, development work and conservation work done by Archaeological Survey of India.
The Minister also visited Mumtaz Mahal, Khaas Mahal, Rang Mahal, Hammam and other places. Officials from ASI and Tourism Ministry briefed the minister about the works carried out since last 2 years and ongoing developmental and conservation works at Red Fort.
In a massive exercise in over the last 1 year, Archaeological Survey of India has completely restored and revived the Red Fort. Three- hundred- and-seventy years after it was built to presage Delhi as the new Mughal capital, the historic Lal Qila is now glooming with its full glory. The sheer scale of Mughal imagination - entry through historic Lahori Gate, the majestic redsand stone walls, the glory of Chhatta Bazar and hidden artworks on the ceiling –has all been restored and preserved by ASI, for all to see now. Also, the timing for Red Fort has also been increased till 9pm for general public. The monument was the first to be LED illuminated along with others monuments Safdarjung Tomb, Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and Purana Qila recently.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCW signs MoU with BPR&D for Nation-Wide
Gender Sensitization Training Programme for Police Personnel
The National Commission for Women  has signed an MoU with Bureau of Police Research and Development  for gender sensitization of police personnel across the country. The programme was launched by NCW Chairperson Ms Rekha Sharma, Director General, BPR&D Shri VSK Kaumudi, ADG Shri Neeraj Sinha and DIG Training Vandan Saxena in the BPR&D Headquarters, Mahipalpur Delhi. The MoU between the two organisations was signed in the presence of Members and officials of the Commission.
The objective of the programme is to ensure gender sensitization of police personnel with respect to legislation and policies concerning women and bringing attitudinal and behavioural changes in police officers while dealing with crimes against women. The Commission has been regularly organising gender sensitization programs for police officers to achieve the objective of building trust of women complainants in police. It is with this objective that NCW has decided to launch a programme across the country to sensitize officials on gender related issues and empower them to perform their duties effectively, without prejudice and bias especially in cases of gender-based crimes.
In her address, NCW Chairperson said women victims are differently placed than their male counterparts due to several socioe-conomic factors and therefore there is need for police to act in a gender sensitive manner in all cases relating to violence against women. “In order to develop the required skills and attitude in police officers for dealing with cases of violence against women more effectively, it is imperative that all State police organizations undertake suitable initiatives, including organizing training programmes to sensitize the police personnel at all levels,” said Ms Sharma.
Speaking on the occasion Director General, BPR&D, VSK Kaumudi, said that signing of MoU between NCW and BPR&D marks the beginning of a new phase of collaboration for sensitization of police personnel towards women safety. The programme which aims to sensitize police personnel on gender issues will be fully sponsored by the Commission and facilitated by BPR&D with a special module in coordination with its units and other stakeholders.
The training will be conducted for a duration of three-five days, preferably in residential mode as a short intense course with an expected training of 18-24 hours in total. It will have special focus on gender issues, women related laws, role of implementing agencies along with sharing of best practices.
National Commission for Women is the apex national level organization with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Fair Compensation for Land Acquisition
The land acquisition for major National Highways projects has not faced strong resistance by the farmers in general. However, in some cases including a few in the State of Punjab resistance by farmers for increase in compensation has been reported.
Though the land for the National Highway is acquired under the provisions of National Highways Act, 1956, compensation of land is decided as per the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 which is 2 to 4 times of the determined market value of the land.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.